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About Chef David Breeden Chef David Breeden is one of the most technically accomplished chefs in American fine dining. He spent over a decade at The French Laundry in Yountville, California — Thomas Keller’s three-Michelin-star flagship — rising to the position of Chef de Cuisine. In that role he oversaw daily kitchen operations, maintained the

About Ali Clem Ali Clem is the pitmaster and owner of La Barbecue in Austin, Texas — one of the most celebrated barbecue destinations in the country and among the first to earn recognition from the Michelin Guide. Ali took over La Barbecue after the passing of her partner John Lewis, who co-founded the trailer

About Chad Solomon Chad Solomon is one of the most respected figures in the American craft cocktail movement. He built his foundational career at Milk & Honey in New York City — the legendary speakeasy that changed how serious cocktail bars operated — where he trained under Sasha Petraske and helped establish the service standards

About Chef Patrick Mitchell Chef Patrick Mitchell, CEC, AAC, is one of the most decorated competition chefs in American culinary history. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, he built his career through decades of work in professional kitchens before becoming Executive Chef and Culinary Adviser for Ben E.

About Travis Petersen & Dan Kennedy Travis Petersen, known as The Nomad Cook, is a self-taught chef and culinary entrepreneur from Vancouver, British Columbia. He first gained national attention after appearing on MasterChef Canada in 2016, then pivoted from a career in oil and gas to build The Nomad Cook — a traveling pop-up dinner

About Chef Eric LeVine Eric LeVine is a CIA-trained chef who grew up in Brooklyn, New York and built one of the more decorated careers in American culinary and catering. After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, he trained under David Burke at the River Café before rising to Chef de

About Chef David Breeden David Breeden is the Chef de Cuisine of The French Laundry in Yountville, California — Thomas Keller’s three-Michelin-star restaurant and one of the most demanding and celebrated kitchens in the world. He is only the fourth chef de cuisine in the restaurant’s history, succeeding Timothy Hollingsworth in 2013, and has helped

About Edgar Rico & Sara Mardanbigi Edgar Rico is the chef and co-owner of Nixta Taqueria in East Austin. In a single awards season he received the MICHELIN Young Chef Award and the James Beard Award for Emerging Chef — two of the most significant recognitions available to a working chef — alongside placement on

About Chef Kevin Fink Kevin Fink is the executive chef and CEO of Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona, started washing dishes at 14, and built a career defined by relentless curiosity about ingredients, sourcing, and the relationship between a kitchen and the land it cooks from.

About Phillip Frankland Lee Phillip Frankland Lee is a self-taught chef and restaurant entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. He is the creator and chef-owner of Sushi by Scratch Restaurants — an omakase tasting menu concept built around a 17-course progressive sake pairing that operates in multiple cities across the United States including Austin, Los Angeles,